CORE
COMMUNICATIONS PRESIDENT JOINS ISP BUSINESS FORUM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Annapolis,
MD, August 15, 2000 -- Core Communications, a CLEC focused on providing
telco and bandwidth solutions for ISPs, announced today that Bret Mingo,
Core's founder and president, has been elected to the ISP Business Forum's
board of directors.
Mr.
Mingo currently oversees all aspects of Core's Northeast network deployment,
which upon completion will provide ISPs with direct local interconnection
to the Public Switched Telephone Network from Virginia to Maine. In addition,
Mr. Mingo is working closely with Core's partners, including Covad Communications,
Alcatel, and Akamai, to ensure that ISPs on the Core network can offer
their end users the most robust broadband solutions available.
"Bret
is a powerful advocate for the ISP Business Forum membership," said Cronan
O'Connell, executive director, ISP Business Forum. "His leadership and
vision will no doubt help ISP Business Forum members take advantage of
the best business tools and technology to deliver innovative, high-quality
broadband solutions to end users."
"I
am honored to join such a talented leadership team and a truly valuable
national organization of ISPs," said Bret Mingo, president, Core Communications.
"The ISP Business Forum's mission of acting as an information clearinghouse
for ISPs seeking to expand service offerings, increase sales, and understand
how to integrate new technology is integral to the ongoing success of
the independent ISPs market."
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About
Core Communications, Inc.
Core Communications,
Inc. ("CoreTel") is a Competitive Local Exchange Carrier (CLEC) headquartered
in Annapolis, Maryland. CoreTel competes directly with Verizon - Maryland, Inc.
and other CLECs in the highly contested data communications marketplace. CoreTel
relies on its expertise with integrating the Internet and telephone networks
to provide targeted services to data-focused customers. As a CLEC, CoreTel is
the product of the Telecommunications Act of 1996, which deregulated local exchange
telecommunications nationwide, as well as the pro-competition policies of the
Maryland Public Service Commission. CoreTel's investors include Charles Ross
Partners, LLC. For more information, please visit CoreTel's web site at www.coretel.net.
About
the ISP Business Forum
The
ISP Business Forum is the first business portal dedicated entirely to
serving ISPs. The ISP Business Forum's goal is to bring the best business
tools and information to ISPs around the Web by creating and gathering
content to help facilitate business transactions and functionality so
that ISPs can focus on bringing customers faster, more reliable, and more
creative ways to use the Internet.
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